Industrial Rope Access Technician

Industrial rope access has been developed by irata international for over 25 years to a point where it is the chosen means of access for much of the work in the offshore oil and gas industry as well as a range of projects in construction civil engineering the built and natural environment and much more.

Industrial rope access technician.

Bob s duties require him to work at extreme heights as a rope access technician performing inspections and maintenance repairs including industrial chimney sweeping structural assessments rigging lifting and demolition. Rope access or industrial climbing is a form of work positioning initially developed from techniques used in climbing and caving which applies practical ropework to allow workers to access difficult to reach locations without the use of scaffolding cradles or an aerial work platform rope access technicians descend ascend and traverse ropes for access and work while suspended by their harness. Level one rope access technicians earn between 20 and 30 an hour level two. Licensed engineers architects trained in accordance with sprat or irata guidelines and on full belay an active system that is operated by the applicant or a person.

Industrial rope access utilities techniques adapted from mountaineering rock climbing caving abseiling for use in industrial applications. Under the direct supervision of the applicant and either society of professional rope access technicians sprat or industrial rope access trade association irata certified or. The international rope access trade association irata and the society of professional rope access technicians sprat both issue certificates. There are three training levels for industrial rope access technicians each with its own average hourly wage.

Bob has a bs degree in business management with a minor in economics. Apply to technician senior technician senior assistant and more. Industrial rope access workers may perform inspections surveys evaluations documentation installations cleaning maintenance painting and coating repairs and rigging. Our experienced technicians utilize rope access techniques to perform inspections to economizer ducts recovery boiler breaching ducts and other types of ductwork.

We are members of both the industrial rope access trade association irata and the society of professional rope access technicians sprat.